I couldn’t agree more. I think today we do our kids a major disservice with the “everyone gets a trophy” mentality. Kids (and adults) have to learn about losing, struggle, and in turn growth. In the real world, not everyone wins the new job , gets the lead role in a show, wins the “big game”, gets the promotion, etc . I think it’s vital to let people learn about conflict, disappointment and how to deal with that. We aren’t doing our kids any favors by teaching them that everything they embark on is an instant success. It may take a lot of hard work and many tries- and oh how much sweeter the victory is because of the hard work and time we had to put in.